automatic
point of
data capture
sale
Motorola helps
Correos to deliver
CASE STUDY
Spainʼs national postal service has
chosen Motorolaʼs MC75 3G and
WLAN networking equipment to
equip its mobile workforce.
orreos y Telegrafos, one latest deal for 7000 MC75 EDAs, and
C
of Europe’s largest the associated RFS7000 and AP5131
national postal services, wireless network equipment, marks
has chosen Motorola’s the most recent development in the
Enterprise Mobility solution ongoing relationship between the
as the platform to deliver seamless two organisations.
data communications across its mobile
postal workforce. The company is The advantages of Motorola’s solution
investing in more than 7000 MC75 stems from the real-time access to
Enterprise Digital Assistants (EDAs) information, which will allow delivery
and a wireless LAN infrastructure from staff to optimise their delivery routes, switches offering a reliable WLAN
Motorola to meet its vision for mobile capture activities as they occur and network to deliver secure and reliable
data capture, delivering cost savings allow their customers to view exactly coverage across their facilities.
and improvements in customer what is happening in the delivery
response, while also giving it the chain. “Connecting the vast mobile The adaptive APs can be controlled
ability to introduce and integrate workforces of Europe’s national postal with a wireless switch to enable central
new products and services. providers is the leading trend we see management from the NOC and, in
in the postal services market,” said the event of loss of connectivity,
David Picton, Motorola EMEA director resume functionality as standalone
Real-time information for postal industry solutions. “National access points, ensuring service is
on the move companies face the combined always maintained. Motorola’s AP-5131
Correos’ agreement with Motorola challenges of de-regulation, increased access points support mesh networking,
involves equipping the company’s competition from express couriers leveraging self-assembling and self-
mobile workers with rugged handheld and ever-more demanding consumers healing capabilities to ensure that
computers in cooperation with Siemens, from the online retail generation.” changes in the environment are
working through its local distributor always taken into account, the
Diode. Siemens has designed a mobile network maintains the most efficient
application, which will enable Correos Fully integrated configuration at any point in time, and
to improve access to real-time business- The MC75 EDA integrates 3G (HSDPA) network management is simplified.
critical information on the move. The voice and data communications, data
Spanish postal service operator has a capture, location information (GPS) “Connecting the postal business, from
long-standing relationship with Motorola. and image recording on one single initial consignment to last-mile delivery,
Correos has been investing in the device, which reduces capital is the only way to maximise the
latest data capture technology for a expenses and support costs. To fully doorstep advantage – the critical
number of years, having installed radio realise the capabilities of the MC75 customer interface in this extremely
frequency identification (RFID) from EDAs and RFID scanners, Correos competitive and vibrant sector,”
Motorola throughout 2006. In addition, selected Motorola’s wireless LAN commented Javier Pérez, Motorola’s
the company has an installed base of solution, which involves scaling to country sales manager for Spain.
over 10,000 scanners, which have more than 4000 adaptive AP-5131 “We are very pleased that Correos’
been purchased and integrated over wireless access points (AP) connected and Siemens’ vision is so well-aligned
the course of the past decade. This to a cluster of RFS7000 wireless with Motorola’s.” a71
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